Over most holidays, the Sweet Partner in Crime and I usually do some culinary-themed travel. Since we're at home this year, I present to you: The Thread of Good Food!

A delivery with dry ice at the start of our staycation offered us a start with Spooky Manhattans.

First up: a Rigatoni Pasta Bake that originated as a batch of Pasta Puttanesca and quickly escalated. (Pairing: Ca'Rozzeria Chianti Classico Riserva)
Next came a wonderful Turkish fish stew with capers and olives. (Pairing: Rhinegeist Truth IPA -- trust me.)

https://t.co/Miyn9PXrHR
Up next: Waffle tots with sausage and arugula, topped with a fried egg.
Xmas day brought us this wonderful lamb stew with a Guinness base. (Know the pic's not 'gram worthy, but hey...)

Paired with Gargantua Pantagruel Syrah.

https://t.co/u0irJKwRtI
A real treat followed: slow roasted King salmon fillets. Side of spaghetti squash in a citrus dressing. Paired with a Morgon Beaujolais.
The leftovers made for a fantastic Salmon Caesar the next day. Note additional Waffle Tots -- they're just the best.

(The salmon was better cold than hot, in my estimation.)
Along came a delicious chicken, sweet potato, poblano pepper, and quinoa casserole.

Paired with a Yuengling Golden Pilsner, because that's what we happened to be drinking at the time. Was good!

https://t.co/mrRxJF4GNa
Moving on...Mussels with white beans and chorizo in a garlic broth. My goodness was this slurpable. Paired with an Italian "Midnight Black" rose.

https://t.co/nxUuavtPNz
OMG. Tortellini in Brodo made with some pork chops that I smoked up in the Cameron. SO GOOD. Paired with Chianti again, I believe.

https://t.co/EVenVNwmPf
A twist on cacio e pepe with Za'atar. Really quite yummy!
The presentation's a little sloppy because, admittedly, I also was at the time...

https://t.co/xB0EU8BaOa
Putting ourselves back together on New Year's Day found us chowing down for brunch on one of Pam's wonderful kugels. Hey...it's good for *all* New Year's celebrations, and is great for mornings after...

https://t.co/5FNgw97aRI
It's not New Year's without collard greens and black-eyed peas, right? So delicious. (And yes, that's water. We're gettin' old...)

https://t.co/8rCSAqnaGx
"Sausage Egg Roll in a Bowl." Another wonderful treat. Could be even brunchier with an egg if you were so inclined.

https://t.co/xtY2AHnChp
Paper planes! Our new cocktail fave.

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"Suprise, Kacchan!"

Izuku happily wiggles, hopping from one foot to the other like an excitable toddler, despite the fact that he's 6 foot something and a venerable powerhouse of a pro hero.

In his hand is a plate of… something… messy from each edge.


There's a message written on top in some sort of sauce, but the sauce had gotten absorbed in the rice. The mishmashed mush of vegetables (?) kind of looked like something you would pull out of a shower drain.

But the meat looks good? Browned chicken, maybe a little overspiced.

"The hell's this?"

"I made you dinner!" Izuku ushers Katsuki towards the dining table, hardly letting him take off his jacket first.

As soon as Katsuki sits, a napkin gets shoved in his lap as if they're at a fancy restaurant. Izuku becomes a whirlwind, flitting this way

and that in their home until there are a number of candles lit.

It would make the ambiance more romantic if it wasn't still daylight outside. It was closer to lunchtime than dinner, but Katsuki would let him have this.

He, instead, stares down at [the meal] and carefully schools his features. He isn't sure if he looks deadpan or intrigued like he means to, because as soon as he looks close, the veggies /jump/ on the plate, bubbling like they're still boiling.
Friends. I would like to share my favorite food and drink discoveries from last year, many of which only came about because of the pandemic. Restaurants demonstrated their resilience and creativity month after month. Crappy photos courtesy of my phone. Long thread alert:

.@TheGreenZoneDC still serves some of the most interesting cocktails in D.C. To get them delivered, you have to purchase one food item. That's how I continued to fall in love with their muhammara (red pepper, walnut, and breadcrumb dip with pomegranate).
https://t.co/22lf4iRjib


.@SUSHITARO_DC shelled out for great to-go packaging worthy of what's inside. Like this tuna-only chirashi (tekka chirashi). https://t.co/U51mtcFWIn


.@BombayClubDC is becoming one of D.C.'s longest tenured restaurants. When you're really hungry and craving Indian, try their dinner tiffin with tandoori salmon, lasooni palak, dal makhani, lemon cashew rice, and naan. The lentils are so rich and smoky. https://t.co/r6GxIW64sJ


Whenever we celebrated a special occasion with a pair of friends in the backyard, we ordered a paella feast for four from @jaleo. Comes w/ a paella of choice, gazpacho, salad, bread, tortilla Española, and flan. You can keep the paella pan! https://t.co/LTnSBUi4nN

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It was Ved Vyas who edited the eighteen thousand shlokas of Bhagwat. This book destroys all your sins. It has twelve parts which are like kalpvraksh.

In the first skandh, the importance of Vedvyas


and characters of Pandavas are described by the dialogues between Suutji and Shaunakji. Then there is the story of Parikshit.
Next there is a Brahm Narad dialogue describing the avtaar of Bhagwan. Then the characteristics of Puraan are mentioned.

It also discusses the evolution of universe.(
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Next is the portrayal of Vidur and his dialogue with Maitreyji. Then there is a mention of Creation of universe by Brahma and the preachings of Sankhya by Kapil Muni.


In the next section we find the portrayal of Sati, Dhruv, Pruthu, and the story of ancient King, Bahirshi.
In the next section we find the character of King Priyavrat and his sons, different types of loks in this universe, and description of Narak. ( https://t.co/gmDTkLktKS )


In the sixth part we find the portrayal of Ajaamil ( https://t.co/LdVSSNspa2 ), Daksh and the birth of Marudgans( https://t.co/tecNidVckj )

In the seventh section we find the story of Prahlad and the description of Varnashram dharma. This section is based on karma vaasna.